jpdb beta

lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

1

to be reliable

1

next (spoken) word

1

to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

4

foolish act; folly

1

rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out

1

boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly

2

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

1

military forces; hosts; troops

1

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

9

to slay; to kill

1

scorched earth

1

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

2

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

1

message

3

passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)

1

invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing

1

you (plural)

2

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

3

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

14

critical moment; do-or-die situation

1

unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet

3

to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate

1

one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

1

to die out; to become extinct

1

fist fight

1

suspicious-looking; fishy

1

real intention; true motive; true meaning

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

2

adaptation (from); rebaking

2

repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud

1

armed might; military power; the sword; force

5

capitulation; surrender; submission; yield

1

financial muscle; economic clout

1

pressure; oppression; suppression

1

sincerity; good faith

1

reason; logic; sense; natural way of things

1

to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade

1

private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player

1

coupled with; together

1

wicked; evil

2

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

1

to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says

2

insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith

1

frown; scowl; grimace

1

charming; fascinating; attractive

1

pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

4

tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

1

to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy

2